Role:– Storage Engineer
Location:– Spring, TX(onsite)
Duration: Long-term Contract
Note: Max pay $47/hr on W2 or $53/hr on 1099
Note:- We are looking for Storage resource with Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble skillset.
STORAGE JOB DESCRIPTION
• Good Knowledge on components and architectures.
• In depth understanding of the HPE Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble.
• Hands on experience with storage array migrations.
• Experience in SAN storage backup and recovery and exposure to SAN Data replication tools.
• Experience on Cisco and Brocade fabric switch/Directors. Configuring new switch, upgrades, zoning, VSAN and troubleshooting.
• Experience of SAN allocation, deallocation.
• Good Knowledge on RAID concepts, inline data deduplication, inline data compression.
• Dynamic LUN Provisioning, Zoning, storage firmware upgrades
• Allocating Boot luns in VMware environment
• Troubleshooting storage related and compatibility related issues.
• Allocating LUNs to different operating systems like MS Windows, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Linux and Solaris/AIX/HPUX.
• Exposure to performance tuning techniques for SAN and NAS
• Experience in handling major incident bridges, critical issues.
• Good in scripting and automating the standard storage procedures.
• Should be familiar with ITIL processes.
Roles & Responsibilities – Storage (HPE 3PAR / Alletra)
• Design, architect, and deploy HPE 3PAR and Alletra storage solutions based on customer business, performance, and availability requirements.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders to understand workload needs and propose optimal storage designs.
• Manage 3PAR/Alletra arrays including CPGs, virtual volumes, VLUNs, host sets, and port configurations.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) for complex storage, SAN, and performance issues.
• Plan and execute storage migrations using Peer Motion, Online Import, and host-based migration tools with minimal downtime.
• Administer and troubleshoot SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco) including zoning, ISLs, firmware upgrades, and fabric resiliency.
• Optimize storage performance and efficiency through RAID selection, tiering, chunklet layout, and adaptive optimization.
• Implement and manage replication and DR solutions such as Remote Copy, Peer Persistence, and metro cluster configurations.
• Integrate storage with virtualization and OS platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Linux, Windows) and resolve multipathing issues.
• Manage firmware, OS, and controller upgrades ensuring non-disruptive operations and rollback readiness.
• Leverage HPE InfoSight and SSMC for proactive monitoring, capacity forecasting, and health analysis.
• Coordinate with backup teams and customers to integrate storage with Commvault / NetBackup for application-consistent backups.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers on storage architecture, performance analysis, and solution proposals.
• Provide regular operational and executive-level reports covering capacity utilization, performance trends, risks, and recommendations.
• Act as escalation point for critical production incidents and major outages.
• Collaborate with application, database, network, and virtualization teams to align storage design with end-to-end solutions.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance through encryption, RBAC, audit logging, and best-practice controls.
• Automate and standardize storage operations using CLI, REST APIs, and scripting to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Mentor L1/L2 engineers and review change requests, SOPs, and implementation plans.
• Participate in CAB meetings, customer reviews, and vendor engagements (HPE) while supporting 24×7 mission-critical environments.
Thanks,
Elyash Khan
Raas Infotek
Newark, DE 19702
Email: elyash.khan@raasinfotek.com
Role:– Storage Engineer
Location:– Spring, TX(onsite)
Duration: Long-term Contract
Note: Max pay $47/hr on W2 or $53/hr on 1099
Note:- We are looking for Storage resource with Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble skillset.
STORAGE JOB DESCRIPTION
• Good Knowledge on components and architectures.
• In depth understanding of the HPE Alletra, HP 3PAR, Nimble.
• Hands on experience with storage array migrations.
• Experience in SAN storage backup and recovery and exposure to SAN Data replication tools.
• Experience on Cisco and Brocade fabric switch/Directors. Configuring new switch, upgrades, zoning, VSAN and troubleshooting.
• Experience of SAN allocation, deallocation.
• Good Knowledge on RAID concepts, inline data deduplication, inline data compression.
• Dynamic LUN Provisioning, Zoning, storage firmware upgrades
• Allocating Boot luns in VMware environment
• Troubleshooting storage related and compatibility related issues.
• Allocating LUNs to different operating systems like MS Windows, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Linux and Solaris/AIX/HPUX.
• Exposure to performance tuning techniques for SAN and NAS
• Experience in handling major incident bridges, critical issues.
• Good in scripting and automating the standard storage procedures.
• Should be familiar with ITIL processes.